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No Klopp, no problem! Borussia Dortmund stage remarkable comeback to claim European win

German side looked to be down and out against their Norwegian opponents.

THE POST-JURGEN KLOPP era began brightly for Borussia Dortmund when they racked up a resounding 4-0 win in their opening Bundesliga fixture against Monchengladbach last weekend.

This evening, it wasn’t as easy.

Dortmund faced Norwegian side Odd – yes, Odd, who eliminated Shamrock Rovers in an earlier round, in their Europa League play-off first-leg and got one hell of a scare.

They were behind after just 13 seconds when Jone Samuelsen scored for the home side. It got worse twenty minutes later when Fredrik Nordvelle added a second.

Incredibly, Espen Ruud made it 3-0 midway through the half.

The shell-shocked German side, now managed by Thomas Tuchel, managed to pull one back before the break through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and regrouped in the dressing room.

Two minutes after the restart, Shinji Kagawa made it a one-goal game before a long wait for an equaliser.

Eventually, Aubameyang grabbed his second of the match to level affairs while Henrik Mkhitaryan proved the hero of the hour and conjured a winner with just five minutes to go.

At full-time, the guests paid tribute to their travelling support who were their usual passionate selves and surely all the more exhilarated after witnessing such a thrilling encounter.

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